1897
Born July 11, 1897
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Red Ryan Notable
b. July 11, 1897 · Brooklyn Royal Giants 1919, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1920–1921, Hilldale Club 1923–1929, 1931, Baltimore Black Sox 1929, New York Lincoln Giants 1930, Harlem Stars 1931, Newark Browns 1932
Red Ryan played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1919 and closing with the Newark Browns in 1932. His longest stay was with the Hilldale Club, from 1923 to 1929.
He went 84 and 57 with a 3.33 earned run average, pitching 1,204 innings in 178 games. He struck out 477, completed 102 of his 131 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 191 games he batted .212, with 98 hits and 50 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 14 doubles and 7 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1924 and 1926, topping out at 3.
He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on July 11, 1897, and died on August 1, 1969. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919* | BRG | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| 1920* | AC | 12 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| 1921* | AC | 15 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .162 |
| 1923 | HIL | 16 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| 1924 | HIL | 27 | 76 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .145 |
| 1925 | HIL | 12 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1926 | HIL | 23 | 62 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .226 |
| 1927 | HIL | 20 | 55 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| 1928* | HIL | 18 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .158 |
| 1929 | BBS/HIL | 24 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| 1930* | NLG | 12 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| 1931* | HAR/HIL | 6 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 |
| 1932 | NWB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 124 | 302 | 32 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | .205 |
| All seasons | — | 191 | 462 | 50 | 98 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 7 | .212 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919* | BRG | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18.1 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 7.85 |
| 1920* | AC | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 70.1 | 49 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 1.02 |
| 1921* | AC | 8 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 99.2 | 90 | 25 | 29 | 43 | 2.26 |
| 1923 | HIL | 9 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 113.2 | 104 | 31 | 25 | 53 | 2.45 |
| 1924 | HIL | 14 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 199.0 | 204 | 58 | 35 | 94 | 2.62 |
| 1925 | HIL | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 52.0 | 45 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 3.29 |
| 1926 | HIL | 8 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 163.0 | 158 | 66 | 45 | 71 | 3.64 |
| 1927 | HIL | 8 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 145.2 | 131 | 54 | 52 | 44 | 3.34 |
| 1928* | HIL | 8 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 103.0 | 104 | 48 | 26 | 31 | 4.19 |
| 1929 | BBS/HIL | 10 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 126.2 | 135 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 4.26 |
| 1930* | NLG | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 71.1 | 96 | 51 | 35 | 20 | 6.43 |
| 1931* | HAR/HIL | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 35.2 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1.77 |
| 1932 | NWB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.18 |
| Major leagues | — | 54 | 39 | 118 | 88 | 1 | 805.2 | 783 | 290 | 211 | 322 | 3.24 |
| All seasons | — | 84 | 57 | 178 | 131 | 1 | 1204.0 | 1190 | 445 | 327 | 477 | 3.33 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Red Ryan, that is 1919–1931. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1969